A/N: Pre 'Dead mans cheast', thoughI may use some things from it.
The Dark Lady
Prologue: The Dark Lady vs The Black Pearl
"Captain! Sails on the horizon!" A mans voice was heard through the crisp morning air.
"What's she flying?" A man on the deck of the ship called back to the man in the crows nest.
"Not flying anything!" The man yelled back.
"Pirates." The man on the deck muttered darkly, "Which side she approaching from? Can we out run her?"
"Starboard! She has the wind to her advantage!"
The man on the deck swore, "How long?"
"Couple of hours at most!"
He swore again, "Scully!" he yelled and another man came running up to him, "Get everyone up! Now!"
"Aye cap'n!" The man Scully said before scurrying of to wake the crew.
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It was an hour later and the crew of the merchant vessel where in a mad panic. The Pirate shipwas almost upon them and the sight of it alone was enough to send shivers down there spines.
"The Dark Lady!" one of the men muttered gazing upon the Black ship that was approaching with unnatural speed.
"Oh this is bad! Oh so very bad!" A small spindly man wheezed.
"Cheer up, it could be worse!" A larger plump man said though he held little conviction.
"Wh…what could be worse?" The spindly man asked.
"Well it could've been the Black Pearl!" The larger man said after a minute.
"The Dark Lady is worse then the Pearl, Howard!" another man said.
"Nah it's not!" another countered.
"Yes it is!"
The argument continued with more joining in as they tried to push their ship to speeds it couldn't possibly reach. Howard, the larger man decided that was enough, "Fine! They are as equally as bad and what could be worse is to have them both coming at us!"
This brought silence over the crew as they shuddered at the thought. The silence was broken as the sound of cannon fire filled the air.
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The battle was swift ending in four merchant deaths and no pirate deaths, in fact the pirates got away unscathed. The rest of the merchants where rounded up on the deck of their ship guarded by a few pirates while the rest looted all valuables from the ship.
Once the looting was done the pirates gathered on the deck of the merchant ship and stilled.
The merchants where confused, 'why where the pirates just standing there? It was like they where waiting for something but what?' They didn't have to wait long to find out……….
A/N: Please tell me what you think this story just popped into my mind when I was writing some of my other stories and I had to get it down. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing but I hope you enjoy it! Drop me a review and tell me what you think!